Horseshoe-pad.



Patented Aug. I4, |900.

J. KRONENBERG. yHOFFSESHOE PAD. (Applicaticn led Apr. 5, 1900.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part or Letters Patent No. 656,026, dat-ed August14, 1900.

Application tiled April 5, 1900.

To all whom it' may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB KRONENBERG, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved`Horseshoe-Pad,of which th e following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object' of the invention is to provide a new and improvedhorseshoe-pad arranged toV ease a horse in walking, to give a securefoothold, especially when going up a hill, and to prevent the'animalfrom slipping sidewise or forward when going down a hill.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate cor# responding parts in allthe views.

Figure lis a perspective view of the improvement in an inverted positionand with the horseshoe in position. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionalelevation of the same on the line 2 2 in Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is atransverse section of the same on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1.

The improved horseshoe-pad consists, essentially, of a bodyA and a backplate B, of leather, said body and back plate being secured together,preferably, by two rows of stitches O C', as is plainly indicated in thedrawings. sition of rubber and cork, so' as to insure proper elasticityof thevpa'd and at the same time insure a better foothold for theanimal,

owing to the cork contained in the mixture.

The body A is formed on its sides and forward end with a flange D in theshape of the horseshoe E, fitted upon said flange and the side of thebody, as is plainly indicated in Fig. l, the portions Dl of said liangeD being somewhat thickened and terminating in shoulders D2, againstwhich abut the ends of the horseshoe.v The shoulders D2 are integralparts of the rear or frog portion of the horseshoe-pad, as will bereadily understood by reference to Fig. l.

In the under side of the body A is formed a recess F, having a frontwall F', a rear-wall The body A is made of a compo-2` Serial No. 11,664.(No model.)

F2, and side walls F2, which are curved inward so as to form curvededges and give a better foothold to the animal, as hereinafter morefully explained. The forward wall F and the side walls F3 are formedwith inwardlyextending flanges F4 for receiving the second row ofstitches O', which row of stitch es runs into the outermost row ofstitches C, adjacent to the shoulders D2, as indicated in Fig. l.

By having the walls of the recess F curved in the manner described it isevident that the side walls F3 prevent the animal from slippingsidewise, while the forward wall F forms a secure gripping edge when theanimal is ascending a hill and takes t-he place of the toe on theordinary shoe, and the rear wall F2 produces a firm gripping edge forpreventing the animal from slipping forward when descending a hill.

In the rear or frog portion of the body A are formed suction-cups G, andas this portion is somewhat higher than the remaining part of the bodyit is evident that when the animal plants his foot down this portion isfirst compressed, so that the suction-cups G come immediately intoaction to insure a secure hold of the pad on Ithe road-bed on which theanimal is traveling at the time, the cups taking the place of theordinary heels of the shoe now used.

It is understood that the bodyAis molded in a suitable mold to give thedesired shape to said body, it being understood that thev Hunder surfaceof the pad is preferably roughened, as indicated in the drawings, toincrease the holding capacity of the shoe'on Ythe road-bed.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A horseshoe-pad having a raised rear orheel portion and provided in the lower face of the said raised portionwith suction-cups, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A horseshoe-pad having a body formed with a recess in its under side,the opposing walls of the recess being curved inward toward each otherto form gripping edges, substantially as shown and described.

3. A horseshoe-pad having a raised rear or frog portion and providedwith suction-cups ICO in thesaid raised portion, a recess, and a l angeto receivea shoe, said fiang'e terminal;

marginal flange to receive the shoe,sail flange terminating in shouldersagainst which the ends of the shoe abut, substantially as described.

4. A horseshoe-pad, comprising a body of elastic material, and a backplate secured to the body, the said body having a raised rear or frogportion and provided with suctioncups in the said raised portion, arecess having inwardly-curved Walls, and a marginal ing at the raisedfrog or rear portion in shoulders against which the ends of the shoeabut, substantially as described. x 5

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

